An Income Tax officer's son who was kidnapped 10 days ago was found murdered near a lake on Bengaluru's outskirts on Friday, with police arresting four persons, including a friend of the victim, in connection with the crime.
The decomposed body of 19-year-old Sharath was found buried near the Ramohalli lake, police said.
The victim's car was parked near the spot, police said, adding, fearing action by them the abductors killed him. Sharath, son of I-T officer Niranjan Kumar, had left home at Ullala in his new car on September 12, telling his parents that he will back soon. However, he did not return home till late in the night.
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His parents tried calling him but to no avail. Two days later he sent a WhatsApp video message telling his parents to arrange Rs 50 lakh to pay his abductors as ransom.
According to The Indian Express, after the parents approached the police to find their son, their investigations revealed that Sharath was allegedly kidnapped by his sister’s boyfriend Vishal and four of his associates who were known to Sharath.
Police sources told the newspaper that the alleged kidnapper Vishal, 22, had run up debts and conceived a plan with his associates to kidnap the IT officer’s son to collect a ransom to pay off his debts.
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A pall of gloom descended at Ullala where the family resides. The boy was studying automobile engineering at Acharya Institute of Engineering.
(PTI)
